Minister notes money shortage at SLBFE
Sunday, 01 February 2015
Foreign Employment Minister Thalatha Atukorale says that there is a shortage of Rs. 150 million that had been under the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment and the bureau will be closed down until the matters are properly sorted out.
Minister Thalatha Atukorale made these comments in a meeting held at Kurunegala with the Foreign Employment Agency owners in the North Western Province.
Pointing out that during the previous era the bureau had been controlled not by the state officials but by the personal staff members of the former subject minister.
She has said the monies were sent by Sri Lankan migrant workers who have worked hard to earn a living.
CPA’s Fraud & Deceit – Public Should Seek Clarification From CPA: Dr. Nirmal
February 1, 2015
Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri, Head, Department of History, University of Colombo who is also the former president of the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) has strongly condemned the way the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has responded to the Colombo Telegraph’s revelations on its dubious financial transactions.
DR. Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri
Asked to offer his comment on the behavior of the CPA, Dr Devasiri said; “I am not happy about the way in which CPA is handling the whole issue.”
“Apart from being failed to provide satisfactory answers to the questions raised by the Colombo Telegraph, it has not done enough to prove its commitments to the ideals that it is fighting for, viz. good governance, accountability, etc. This is very unfortunate because the damage it not only for them but also for the entire struggle for these ideals. The public has a right to ask for clarification from the CPA because the funds that they receive are meant for the public after all.” he further said.
The Colombo Telegraph charged the CPA and its all powerful Executive Director DrPaikiasothy Saravanamuttu of deliberately misleading donors, sanctioning or condoning dubious financial behavior and covering up fraud.
